Personally I dont like the bleached, ultrawhite girls who try to look Korean, but I also don't like the ones that are so dark they look like theyre Africans, Slightly tan is OK for me.

Anyway, that attitude exists in all of East Asia, so its not just third world countries..But I mean, being too dark does look a bit dirty in my opinion. I'm slightly tan but when I spend too much time in sunny areas I can get a bit dark.

They say it's mostly white men in Southeast Asia who like the darkies, because they dont see whats wrong with it, unlike the asian men.

Im just wondering why the girls who are already white deny it.

Speaking as a Lao girl, in general, we have body issues because our bodies, face, and skin tone are the topic of conversation with everyone we know starting from when we were born. The comments are usually not nice and are usually focused on the areas where the speaker thinks we're lacking. So if everyone you know is constantly telling you that you're too dark or warning you from getting too dark and you're raised in a culture that promotes filial obedience then that could explain it. They may truly think they are dark. I used to think I was fat even though I weighed 95lbs and was obsessed with losing weight.